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Also Known As	Buckeye State
Capital	Columbus
Population¹	(2020) 11,799,448; (2023 est.) 11,785,935
Governor	Mike DeWine (Republican)
Date Of Admission	March 1, 1803
U.S. Senators	Sherrod Brown (Democrat) • J.D. Vance (Republican)
State Nickname	Buckeye State
State Motto	"With God, All Things Are Possible"
State Bird	northern cardinal
State Flower²	scarlet carnation • white trillium
State Song	“Beautiful Ohio”
Seats In U.S. House Of Representatives	18 (of 435)
Time Zone	Eastern (GMT − 5 hours)
Total Area (Sq Km)	116,098
Total Area (Sq Mi)	44,826
¹Excluding military abroad.²The white trillium is the state wildflower.

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The cardinal is the state bird of Ohio.

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